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Any hopes by the Obama administration of gaining a result similar to Lebanon's recent election, won by a Western-backed moderate coalition, appeared to be in jeopardy.
"We are monitoring the situation as it unfolds in Iran, but we, like the rest of the world, are waiting and watching to see what the Iranian people decide," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said at a news conference with Canada's foreign affairs minister, Lawrence Cannon.
Minutes after Clinton spoke, the White House released a two-sentence statement praising "the vigorous debate and enthusiasm that this election generated, particularly among young Iranians," but expressing concern about "reports of irregularities."
Despite the challenge from reformist Mir Hossein Mousavi to incumbent Ahmadinejad, many officials and experts thought a Mousavi victory would result in only incremental shifts toward the U.S.
Because real power in Tehran is still wielded by religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, some say an Ahmadinejad re-election may make it easier to build an international consensus against Iran.
Administration officials remained silent out of concern that any comments might influence the results. But they were privately hoping for a victory by the more moderate Mousavi.
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Jun 13, 2009 at 09:23 PM Anonymous Says:
What right do we have to "investigate" election results in another country, especially Iran. Whatever they decide will be the outcome and we have no leverage to overturn the results. If we allowed Mugabe to steal the election in a third world country like Zimbawe, what chance to we have of reversing the outcome in Iran.
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Jun 13, 2009 at 09:49 PM Anonymous Says:
How do you know the election in Iran was stolen? Because of some interviews with college students in Tehran over the BBC? Can't people be more mature? This is ridiculous. Have you ever seen a BBC or CNN report interviewing Ahmedinajad supporters as well as Musavi supporters? The media coverage has been a joke. They are too lazy even to go outside of Tehran or interview ordinary people .
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Jun 14, 2009 at 02:25 AM Milhouse Says:
“ How do you know the election in Iran was stolen? Because of some interviews with college students in Tehran over the BBC? Can't people be more mature? This is ridiculous. Have you ever seen a BBC or CNN report interviewing Ahmedinajad supporters as well as Musavi supporters? The media coverage has been a joke. They are too lazy even to go outside of Tehran or interview ordinary people . ”
How do you know it WASN'T stolen?
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Jun 14, 2009 at 09:53 AM Anonymous Says:
Hamotsi Mechavero Alav Haraya. Which reputable organization in Iran, including the supervisors of the president under Ayatollah Khamenei have given even a hint of this, not to mention the survey organizations, professors, the UN, ANYONE. Just because it's in the media doesn't make it true!
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Jun 14, 2009 at 11:51 AM Milhouse Says:
“ Hamotsi Mechavero Alav Haraya. Which reputable organization in Iran, including the supervisors of the president under Ayatollah Khamenei have given even a hint of this, not to mention the survey organizations, professors, the UN, ANYONE. Just because it's in the media doesn't make it true! ”
Doesn't make it false either. These people have no chezkas kashrus, there's no reason to suppose something is true just because they said so, so claiming the election was honest is just as much motzi mechavero as claiming that it was fraudulent.